Eric
September 22nd, 2003, 03:56 PM
Another Rod to be aware of is the Morado line. I got an IM7 Morado
rod, it snapped after about 3 months of fishing. I called the
manufacturer to execute my one year warrenty. They wanted me to take
the rod to a dealer in the area and they would exchange it. Howver I
would have to pay a service fee. The service fee was about 75% of what
I paid for the rod. So they are not warrenting there rods they are
selling you another one at cost, this is BOGUS! My recomendation buy
a RedBone and be done with it.
-Eric
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 20:07:50 -0500, "The RodMaker"
> wrote:
>Quite a number of yrs. back I came into possession of a Med/Hvy 6'6''
>Berkley Energy rod. Nope didn't buy it at Wally World , As close as I can
>remember I got it in a trade of some sort.
>
>Nothing special about the rod, it performed
>ok. There was however this odd guidewrap on the 3rd guide from the tip. This
>particular wrap was about two inches in length. Truthfully I thought some
>assembler had,had a few to many the night before. And some how this funky
>wrap had gotten thru Berkley's QC.
>
>This rod would not have been destined for much of anything , except that it
>had one of the 1st successful decorative wraps that I did , some 8 yrs. ago.
>So I decided that this rod should receive a face lift. Last nite I began to
>remove the guides to prepare the rod for a Robert's wrap, Since the Spine
>was 180 degrees from where it should have been for a baitcaster. When I
>remove the questionable guide , I found that there was a wrap underneath.
>
>Suddenly a lite went on in the ole brain pan, and as I removed the rest of
>the wrap my suspicions were confirmed. This rod had a 14" tip section added
>for whatever reason.
>Had I looked more closely before I would have noticed that this tip section
>had a much faster taper than the rest of the rod.
>
>Now for what ever reason this was done is beyond me.Maybe it was an
>expermental blank that was not supposed to see the light of day. But the
>fact is that certain people at the plant where Berkley rods are made knew
>about this. Just goes to show what will fly out the door when mass
>production is involved.
>
>Don't get me wrong , as I am sure that this is an isolated instance , Or is
>it? Maybe we as consumers simply never hear about these things. As I said
>"let the buyer beware" ! The more knowledge you possess ,the better armed
>you are.
rod, it snapped after about 3 months of fishing. I called the
manufacturer to execute my one year warrenty. They wanted me to take
the rod to a dealer in the area and they would exchange it. Howver I
would have to pay a service fee. The service fee was about 75% of what
I paid for the rod. So they are not warrenting there rods they are
selling you another one at cost, this is BOGUS! My recomendation buy
a RedBone and be done with it.
-Eric
------------------------------------------------
www.sal****ersportswear.com
Best Fishing Shirts in Town!
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 20:07:50 -0500, "The RodMaker"
> wrote:
>Quite a number of yrs. back I came into possession of a Med/Hvy 6'6''
>Berkley Energy rod. Nope didn't buy it at Wally World , As close as I can
>remember I got it in a trade of some sort.
>
>Nothing special about the rod, it performed
>ok. There was however this odd guidewrap on the 3rd guide from the tip. This
>particular wrap was about two inches in length. Truthfully I thought some
>assembler had,had a few to many the night before. And some how this funky
>wrap had gotten thru Berkley's QC.
>
>This rod would not have been destined for much of anything , except that it
>had one of the 1st successful decorative wraps that I did , some 8 yrs. ago.
>So I decided that this rod should receive a face lift. Last nite I began to
>remove the guides to prepare the rod for a Robert's wrap, Since the Spine
>was 180 degrees from where it should have been for a baitcaster. When I
>remove the questionable guide , I found that there was a wrap underneath.
>
>Suddenly a lite went on in the ole brain pan, and as I removed the rest of
>the wrap my suspicions were confirmed. This rod had a 14" tip section added
>for whatever reason.
>Had I looked more closely before I would have noticed that this tip section
>had a much faster taper than the rest of the rod.
>
>Now for what ever reason this was done is beyond me.Maybe it was an
>expermental blank that was not supposed to see the light of day. But the
>fact is that certain people at the plant where Berkley rods are made knew
>about this. Just goes to show what will fly out the door when mass
>production is involved.
>
>Don't get me wrong , as I am sure that this is an isolated instance , Or is
>it? Maybe we as consumers simply never hear about these things. As I said
>"let the buyer beware" ! The more knowledge you possess ,the better armed
>you are.